EMPLOYMENT


In Maryland, State agencies concerned with employment include the Division of Employment and Training, and the Division of Labor and Industry. Both of these agencies are found within the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation.

EMPLOYMENT, 1994
Total Employed in Maryland 2,107,848
In Nonmanufacturing Industry (private sector) (72.5%) 1,527,088
services 630,494
trade 514,328
wholesale 411,104
retail 103,224
finance, insurance, real estate 134,146
construction 126,123
transportation, communications, public utilities 100,335
mining 1,053
other 1,813
In Government (19.1%) 401,870
local 181,621
state 88,778
federal 131,471
In Manufacturing (8.5%) 178,890
durable goods 91,703
nondurable goods 87,187
In Agriculture (0.9%) 18,796
Total Civilian Labor Force (Marylanders) 2,691,000
Employed in & out of state (94.9%) 2,554,000
Unemployed (5.1%) 137,000


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